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I am pleased to welcome Melinda to this site! She has graciously agreed to share her thoughts as one-by-one her children are growing old enough to “leave her nest”. Melinda is on a prayer team who meet weekly to pray for the Worship and Creative Ar...
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For The Beauty Of The Earth, verse one For the beauty of the earth.For the glory of the skiesFor the love which even from our birthOver and around us liesHallelujah, HallelujahLord of all to thee we raiseHallelujah, HallelujahThis our song of grateful pra...
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This is a great recipe that you can sink your teeth into and just go ahhhhhhh. No kidding. One bite and my family said, “It’s a keeper”. Now you could do a simple turkey sandwich to accompany soup, or in this case, butternut squash. But why? Why...
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This last Christmas our family decided that everything would be much simpler, less expensive, and that we would honor the real reason for the season more than ever. In fact, neither my husband nor I exchanged gifts. We gave money to the Food and Toy pro...
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ONE MONTH AGO TODAYOne month ago today was Christmas. For those of us in the great northwest, we will remember scenes like this: And this:The snow was beautiful, but the skys so gray. Never could get many really good shots of the beautiful scenery with ...
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You’re going to discover very quickly that there’s an awful lot of baking that goes on in our home. Can’t help it … it’s what I do. If I had to pick my specialty dessert, it would have to be P I E. Now, I know pie crust can be a frustr...
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We’re in the midst of our son's final season of high school racquetball. Until three years ago racquetball wasn’t a sport that was on our radar. It had always been baseball before that. Since the age of 7 he had been on many teams and done very ...
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Hi there Deerdra. Hello Deerell. Lovely day today! Heyyyyyyy.... hold on there ... wait juussst one .... ahhhhh ...... what have you two been up to? You’ve got some explain’in to do young man! Stand up straight and look at me when I talk to...
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Here’s one of my many favorite cookie recipes. Always a hit with the family … especially when they’re fresh out of the oven. They freeze very well, but chances are you won’t have any left to freeze because they’ll be gone before you know it !S...
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Whether in pouring down rain at the beach, muddy gardens, or falling snowflakes… my trusty fish boots are the perfect footwear. I’m here to say thanks to Chooka for making these perfectly quirky boots. Never fails … wherever I wear them, someone...
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This is comfort food on a cold January day served with Favorite Cheese Bread. Can’t go wrong. And you get to bring out the old crock pot again and let it do its thing with all those tasty spices and juices simmering away while you do other things. ...
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Winter is a time of rest for the garden and myself. We need a break after nine months of planting, growing, weeding, fertilizing, wheelbarrowing, trimming, mowing, chain sawing, shoveling. You get the idea. There’s a lot involved, and frankly the olde...
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This is my son’s favorite homemade bread. The texture is always just right, and the flavor is subtle with seasonings that complement soups and stews. It’s really great for a ham sandwich … his first choice every time. I use a bread machine for...
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As the postcard above shows, northwest Oregon was hit with record amounts of snowfall and only until recently the temperature has warmed up. But now we’re in some terrible flooding situations in various parts of the Portland area. Fortunately we are ...